Nutrient chapter
Vanadium
Vanadium chemistry connects phosphate-sensitive enzymes, ion pumps, redox reactions and metal-binding proteins. Oxidation state, ligand, dose and experimental model determine the response; drug-like effects do not establish a dietary requirement.
62 recorded mechanisms · 4 availability situations · 7 preserved sources. Draft and verified records are labeled separately.
The mechanisms
What the sources say this nutrient does, one relationship at a time. Plain wording comes first; the technical statement follows.
Vanadate competitively inhibited PTP1B with a reported Ki of 0.38 ± 0.02 micromolar.
Experimental context and source evidence
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- Primary abstract
- experimental_model
- Recombinant-enzyme kinetic study; construct species not resolved from accessed primary abstract.
- limitations
- Assay affinity is not a dietary threshold, and PTP1B is not the only phosphatase inhibited.
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- Vanadium collection; molecular form, preparation, species, exposure and manipulation remain explicit. · Vanadium
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- A phosphate-like inhibitor can occupy a phosphatase’s catalytic machinery.
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- Mechanism of inhibition of protein-tyrosine phosphatases by vanadate and pervanadate. · 1997 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8995372/ · DOI 10.1074/jbc.272.2.843
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## vanadium-ptp-competitive A phosphate-like inhibitor can occupy a phosphatase’s catalytic machinery. Vanadate competitively inhibited PTP1B with a reported Ki of 0.38 ± 0.02 micromolar. Model: Recombinant-enzyme kinetic study; construct species not resolved from accessed primary abstract. Limitations: Assay affinity is not a dietary threshold, and PTP1B is not the only phosphatase inhibited. Evidence access: Primary abstract Mechanism of inhibition of protein-tyrosine phosphatases by vanadate and pervanadate. · 1997 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8995372/ · DOI 10.1074/jbc.272.2.843
Complete structured claim and evidenceAdding EDTA immediately and completely reversed vanadate inhibition of PTP1B in the assay.
Experimental context and source evidence
- evidence_access
- Primary abstract
- experimental_model
- Enzyme assay with a vanadate-chelating reagent.
- limitations
- Biochemical reversal, not a clinical chelation treatment.
- nutrient_topic
- Vanadium collection; molecular form, preparation, species, exposure and manipulation remain explicit. · Vanadium
- plain_language
- Removing available inhibitor restored activity in this preparation.
- primary_references
- Mechanism of inhibition of protein-tyrosine phosphatases by vanadate and pervanadate. · 1997 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8995372/ · DOI 10.1074/jbc.272.2.843
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## vanadium-ptp-edta-reversal Removing available inhibitor restored activity in this preparation. Adding EDTA immediately and completely reversed vanadate inhibition of PTP1B in the assay. Model: Enzyme assay with a vanadate-chelating reagent. Limitations: Biochemical reversal, not a clinical chelation treatment. Evidence access: Primary abstract Mechanism of inhibition of protein-tyrosine phosphatases by vanadate and pervanadate. · 1997 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8995372/ · DOI 10.1074/jbc.272.2.843
Complete structured claim and evidencePervanadate irreversibly inhibited PTP1B by oxidation of its catalytic cysteine, supported by mass spectrometry.
Experimental context and source evidence
- evidence_access
- Primary abstract
- experimental_model
- Purified PTP1B kinetic and mass-spectrometric experiments.
- limitations
- Do not assign this irreversible oxidation to all vanadate exposures or dietary vanadium.
- nutrient_topic
- Vanadium collection; molecular form, preparation, species, exposure and manipulation remain explicit. · Vanadium
- plain_language
- The peroxide-containing species disables the enzyme through a different mechanism.
- primary_references
- Mechanism of inhibition of protein-tyrosine phosphatases by vanadate and pervanadate. · 1997 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8995372/ · DOI 10.1074/jbc.272.2.843
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## vanadium-pervanadate-cysteine The peroxide-containing species disables the enzyme through a different mechanism. Pervanadate irreversibly inhibited PTP1B by oxidation of its catalytic cysteine, supported by mass spectrometry. Model: Purified PTP1B kinetic and mass-spectrometric experiments. Limitations: Do not assign this irreversible oxidation to all vanadate exposures or dietary vanadium. Evidence access: Primary abstract Mechanism of inhibition of protein-tyrosine phosphatases by vanadate and pervanadate. · 1997 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8995372/ · DOI 10.1074/jbc.272.2.843
Complete structured claim and evidenceDithiothreitol rapidly converted pervanadate to vanadate under the phosphatase assay conditions.
Experimental context and source evidence
- evidence_access
- Primary abstract
- experimental_model
- Cell-free reducing-agent experiment.
- limitations
- DTT is a laboratory reagent; glutathione cannot automatically be assigned identical kinetics.
- nutrient_topic
- Vanadium collection; molecular form, preparation, species, exposure and manipulation remain explicit. · Vanadium
- plain_language
- The reducing environment can change which inhibitor is actually present.
- primary_references
- Mechanism of inhibition of protein-tyrosine phosphatases by vanadate and pervanadate. · 1997 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8995372/ · DOI 10.1074/jbc.272.2.843
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## vanadium-dtt-speciation The reducing environment can change which inhibitor is actually present. Dithiothreitol rapidly converted pervanadate to vanadate under the phosphatase assay conditions. Model: Cell-free reducing-agent experiment. Limitations: DTT is a laboratory reagent; glutathione cannot automatically be assigned identical kinetics. Evidence access: Primary abstract Mechanism of inhibition of protein-tyrosine phosphatases by vanadate and pervanadate. · 1997 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8995372/ · DOI 10.1074/jbc.272.2.843
Complete structured claim and evidenceCatalase blocked the slow time-dependent inactivation seen under some vanadate conditions, supporting an in-situ peroxide/pervanadate contribution.
Experimental context and source evidence
- evidence_access
- Primary abstract
- experimental_model
- PTP1B time-course experiments with catalase.
- limitations
- Catalase rescue supports peroxide involvement; it does not identify every species in living cells.
- nutrient_topic
- Vanadium collection; molecular form, preparation, species, exposure and manipulation remain explicit. · Vanadium
- plain_language
- An assay can generate a second inhibitor while it runs.
- primary_references
- Mechanism of inhibition of protein-tyrosine phosphatases by vanadate and pervanadate. · 1997 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8995372/ · DOI 10.1074/jbc.272.2.843
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## vanadium-catalase-artifact An assay can generate a second inhibitor while it runs. Catalase blocked the slow time-dependent inactivation seen under some vanadate conditions, supporting an in-situ peroxide/pervanadate contribution. Model: PTP1B time-course experiments with catalase. Limitations: Catalase rescue supports peroxide involvement; it does not identify every species in living cells. Evidence access: Primary abstract Mechanism of inhibition of protein-tyrosine phosphatases by vanadate and pervanadate. · 1997 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8995372/ · DOI 10.1074/jbc.272.2.843
Complete structured claim and evidenceVanadate and pervanadate stimulated glucose transport and GLUT movement to the plasma membrane in rat L6 myotubes.
Experimental context and source evidence
- evidence_access
- Primary abstract
- experimental_model
- Rat L6 myotubes; related rat H9c2 experiments used tagged GLUT4.
- limitations
- GLUT isoforms in the L6 result are not all resolved in the accessed abstract.
- nutrient_topic
- Vanadium collection; molecular form, preparation, species, exposure and manipulation remain explicit. · Vanadium
- plain_language
- More transporters at the surface can increase glucose entry.
- primary_references
- Tyrosine phosphatase inhibitors, vanadate and pervanadate, stimulate glucose transport and GLUT translocation in muscle cells by a mechanism independent of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase and protein kinase C. · 1998 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9792535/ · DOI 10.2337/diabetes.47.11.1676
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## vanadium-l6-transport More transporters at the surface can increase glucose entry. Vanadate and pervanadate stimulated glucose transport and GLUT movement to the plasma membrane in rat L6 myotubes. Model: Rat L6 myotubes; related rat H9c2 experiments used tagged GLUT4. Limitations: GLUT isoforms in the L6 result are not all resolved in the accessed abstract. Evidence access: Primary abstract Tyrosine phosphatase inhibitors, vanadate and pervanadate, stimulate glucose transport and GLUT translocation in muscle cells by a mechanism independent of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase and protein kinase C. · 1998 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9792535/ · DOI 10.2337/diabetes.47.11.1676
Complete structured claim and evidenceWortmannin inhibited measured PI3K signaling but did not block vanadate/pervanadate-stimulated glucose transport; it did block insulin-stimulated transport.
Experimental context and source evidence
- evidence_access
- Primary abstract
- experimental_model
- Rat L6 and H9c2 cell inhibitor experiments.
- limitations
- Pharmacological context-specific result, not universal PI3K independence in every vanadium study.
- nutrient_topic
- Vanadium collection; molecular form, preparation, species, exposure and manipulation remain explicit. · Vanadium
- plain_language
- The same transport outcome could be reached despite blocking a usual insulin pathway.
- primary_references
- Tyrosine phosphatase inhibitors, vanadate and pervanadate, stimulate glucose transport and GLUT translocation in muscle cells by a mechanism independent of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase and protein kinase C. · 1998 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9792535/ · DOI 10.2337/diabetes.47.11.1676
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## vanadium-pi3k-not-required The same transport outcome could be reached despite blocking a usual insulin pathway. Wortmannin inhibited measured PI3K signaling but did not block vanadate/pervanadate-stimulated glucose transport; it did block insulin-stimulated transport. Model: Rat L6 and H9c2 cell inhibitor experiments. Limitations: Pharmacological context-specific result, not universal PI3K independence in every vanadium study. Evidence access: Primary abstract Tyrosine phosphatase inhibitors, vanadate and pervanadate, stimulate glucose transport and GLUT translocation in muscle cells by a mechanism independent of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase and protein kinase C. · 1998 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9792535/ · DOI 10.2337/diabetes.47.11.1676
Complete structured claim and evidenceVanadate at concentrations that maximally stimulated glucose transport did not significantly increase Akt activity, whereas pervanadate and insulin did.
Experimental context and source evidence
- evidence_access
- Primary abstract
- experimental_model
- Rat muscle-cell kinase assays.
- limitations
- Akt signal is not a surrogate for the complete glucose-transport response.
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- Vanadium collection; molecular form, preparation, species, exposure and manipulation remain explicit. · Vanadium
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- Chemical form changed signaling even when glucose transport increased.
- primary_references
- Tyrosine phosphatase inhibitors, vanadate and pervanadate, stimulate glucose transport and GLUT translocation in muscle cells by a mechanism independent of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase and protein kinase C. · 1998 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9792535/ · DOI 10.2337/diabetes.47.11.1676
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## vanadium-akt-difference Chemical form changed signaling even when glucose transport increased. Vanadate at concentrations that maximally stimulated glucose transport did not significantly increase Akt activity, whereas pervanadate and insulin did. Model: Rat muscle-cell kinase assays. Limitations: Akt signal is not a surrogate for the complete glucose-transport response. Evidence access: Primary abstract Tyrosine phosphatase inhibitors, vanadate and pervanadate, stimulate glucose transport and GLUT translocation in muscle cells by a mechanism independent of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase and protein kinase C. · 1998 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9792535/ · DOI 10.2337/diabetes.47.11.1676
Complete structured claim and evidenceCytochalasin D-mediated actin disassembly blocked glucose-transport stimulation by vanadate, pervanadate and insulin.
Experimental context and source evidence
- availability_state
- machinery_impairment Imported condition classification; unverified.
- evidence_access
- Primary abstract
- experimental_model
- Rat L6 myotube cytoskeleton perturbation.
- limitations
- Experimental machinery loss, not dietary deficiency.
- nutrient_topic
- Vanadium collection; molecular form, preparation, species, exposure and manipulation remain explicit. · Vanadium
- plain_language
- The transport response still needed an intact cellular scaffold.
- primary_references
- Tyrosine phosphatase inhibitors, vanadate and pervanadate, stimulate glucose transport and GLUT translocation in muscle cells by a mechanism independent of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase and protein kinase C. · 1998 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9792535/ · DOI 10.2337/diabetes.47.11.1676
- trigger_kind
- machinery_impairment Imported condition classification; unverified.
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## vanadium-actin-block The transport response still needed an intact cellular scaffold. Cytochalasin D-mediated actin disassembly blocked glucose-transport stimulation by vanadate, pervanadate and insulin. Model: Rat L6 myotube cytoskeleton perturbation. Limitations: Experimental machinery loss, not dietary deficiency. Evidence access: Primary abstract Tyrosine phosphatase inhibitors, vanadate and pervanadate, stimulate glucose transport and GLUT translocation in muscle cells by a mechanism independent of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase and protein kinase C. · 1998 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9792535/ · DOI 10.2337/diabetes.47.11.1676
Complete structured claim and evidencePKC inhibition or downregulation, alone or combined with wortmannin, failed to block vanadate/pervanadate-stimulated glucose transport.
Experimental context and source evidence
- evidence_access
- Primary abstract
- experimental_model
- Rat L6 inhibitor and prolonged-PMA experiments.
- limitations
- No conclusion about every PKC isoform in other cell types.
- nutrient_topic
- Vanadium collection; molecular form, preparation, species, exposure and manipulation remain explicit. · Vanadium
- plain_language
- Blocking another signaling family did not remove the effect in these cells.
- primary_references
- Tyrosine phosphatase inhibitors, vanadate and pervanadate, stimulate glucose transport and GLUT translocation in muscle cells by a mechanism independent of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase and protein kinase C. · 1998 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9792535/ · DOI 10.2337/diabetes.47.11.1676
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## vanadium-pkc-block-null Blocking another signaling family did not remove the effect in these cells. PKC inhibition or downregulation, alone or combined with wortmannin, failed to block vanadate/pervanadate-stimulated glucose transport. Model: Rat L6 inhibitor and prolonged-PMA experiments. Limitations: No conclusion about every PKC isoform in other cell types. Evidence access: Primary abstract Tyrosine phosphatase inhibitors, vanadate and pervanadate, stimulate glucose transport and GLUT translocation in muscle cells by a mechanism independent of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase and protein kinase C. · 1998 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9792535/ · DOI 10.2337/diabetes.47.11.1676
Complete structured claim and evidenceAscorbate generated V(IV) from vanadate in phosphate buffer at pH 7.4, but not comparably in water or the tested cacodylate buffer.
Experimental context and source evidence
- evidence_access
- Primary abstract
- experimental_model
- ESR and spin-trapping chemistry; cell-free solutions.
- limitations
- Buffer-dependent chemistry does not establish a human depletion rate or clinical interaction.
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- Vanadium collection; molecular form, preparation, species, exposure and manipulation remain explicit. · Vanadium
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- Vitamin C and phosphate together changed vanadium’s oxidation state in this assay.
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- One-electron reduction of vanadate by ascorbate and related free radical generation at physiological pH. · 1994 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8051539/ · DOI 10.1016/0162-0134(94)85032-1
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## vanadium-ascorbate-reduction Vitamin C and phosphate together changed vanadium’s oxidation state in this assay. Ascorbate generated V(IV) from vanadate in phosphate buffer at pH 7.4, but not comparably in water or the tested cacodylate buffer. Model: ESR and spin-trapping chemistry; cell-free solutions. Limitations: Buffer-dependent chemistry does not establish a human depletion rate or clinical interaction. Evidence access: Primary abstract One-electron reduction of vanadate by ascorbate and related free radical generation at physiological pH. · 1994 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8051539/ · DOI 10.1016/0162-0134(94)85032-1
Complete structured claim and evidenceIn phosphate/ascorbate mixtures with peroxide, reduced vanadium supported hydroxyl-radical generation; omitting phosphate sharply reduced the yield.
Experimental context and source evidence
- evidence_access
- Primary abstract
- experimental_model
- Cell-free ESR spin trapping.
- limitations
- Chemical mechanism under specified reagents; not proof that vitamin C supplementation causes this injury in people.
- nutrient_topic
- Vanadium collection; molecular form, preparation, species, exposure and manipulation remain explicit. · Vanadium
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- A reductant can enable pro-oxidant chemistry when peroxide is also present.
- primary_references
- One-electron reduction of vanadate by ascorbate and related free radical generation at physiological pH. · 1994 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8051539/ · DOI 10.1016/0162-0134(94)85032-1
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## vanadium-peroxide-radicals A reductant can enable pro-oxidant chemistry when peroxide is also present. In phosphate/ascorbate mixtures with peroxide, reduced vanadium supported hydroxyl-radical generation; omitting phosphate sharply reduced the yield. Model: Cell-free ESR spin trapping. Limitations: Chemical mechanism under specified reagents; not proof that vitamin C supplementation causes this injury in people. Evidence access: Primary abstract One-electron reduction of vanadate by ascorbate and related free radical generation at physiological pH. · 1994 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8051539/ · DOI 10.1016/0162-0134(94)85032-1
Complete structured claim and evidenceV(IV) generated by ascorbate/vanadate chemistry produced hydroperoxide-derived radicals from cumene hydroperoxide.
Experimental context and source evidence
- evidence_access
- Primary abstract
- experimental_model
- Cell-free model-hydroperoxide assay.
- limitations
- Cumene hydroperoxide is a model reagent, not direct measurement of membrane injury in humans.
- nutrient_topic
- Vanadium collection; molecular form, preparation, species, exposure and manipulation remain explicit. · Vanadium
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- The same redox system can also react with a model lipid peroxide.
- primary_references
- One-electron reduction of vanadate by ascorbate and related free radical generation at physiological pH. · 1994 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8051539/ · DOI 10.1016/0162-0134(94)85032-1
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## vanadium-lipid-peroxide-radicals The same redox system can also react with a model lipid peroxide. V(IV) generated by ascorbate/vanadate chemistry produced hydroperoxide-derived radicals from cumene hydroperoxide. Model: Cell-free model-hydroperoxide assay. Limitations: Cumene hydroperoxide is a model reagent, not direct measurement of membrane injury in humans. Evidence access: Primary abstract One-electron reduction of vanadate by ascorbate and related free radical generation at physiological pH. · 1994 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8051539/ · DOI 10.1016/0162-0134(94)85032-1
Complete structured claim and evidenceA vanadate/ascorbate/phosphate system oxidized NADH, with similar results for NADPH, through a proposed superoxide-initiated chain reaction.
Experimental context and source evidence
- evidence_access
- Primary abstract
- experimental_model
- Cell-free NADH/NADPH oxidation experiments.
- limitations
- Not evidence of a measured whole-body NAD shortage.
- nutrient_topic
- Vanadium collection; molecular form, preparation, species, exposure and manipulation remain explicit. · Vanadium
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- Reducing equivalents can be consumed by a metal-dependent reaction.
- primary_references
- Vanadate-mediated oxidation of NADH: description of an in vitro system requiring ascorbate and phosphate. · 1989 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2735768/ · DOI 10.1016/0003-9861(89)90196-3
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## vanadium-nadh-oxidation Reducing equivalents can be consumed by a metal-dependent reaction. A vanadate/ascorbate/phosphate system oxidized NADH, with similar results for NADPH, through a proposed superoxide-initiated chain reaction. Model: Cell-free NADH/NADPH oxidation experiments. Limitations: Not evidence of a measured whole-body NAD shortage. Evidence access: Primary abstract Vanadate-mediated oxidation of NADH: description of an in vitro system requiring ascorbate and phosphate. · 1989 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2735768/ · DOI 10.1016/0003-9861(89)90196-3
Complete structured claim and evidenceSuperoxide dismutase inhibited NADH oxidation in the vanadate/ascorbate/phosphate system, whereas catalase and ethanol did not.
Experimental context and source evidence
- evidence_access
- Primary abstract
- experimental_model
- Cell-free scavenger comparison.
- limitations
- Does not imply catalase is irrelevant to all vanadium toxicity.
- nutrient_topic
- Vanadium collection; molecular form, preparation, species, exposure and manipulation remain explicit. · Vanadium
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- The scavenger comparison points to a superoxide-dependent step in this particular reaction.
- primary_references
- Vanadate-mediated oxidation of NADH: description of an in vitro system requiring ascorbate and phosphate. · 1989 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2735768/ · DOI 10.1016/0003-9861(89)90196-3
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## vanadium-sod-redox-rescue The scavenger comparison points to a superoxide-dependent step in this particular reaction. Superoxide dismutase inhibited NADH oxidation in the vanadate/ascorbate/phosphate system, whereas catalase and ethanol did not. Model: Cell-free scavenger comparison. Limitations: Does not imply catalase is irrelevant to all vanadium toxicity. Evidence access: Primary abstract Vanadate-mediated oxidation of NADH: description of an in vitro system requiring ascorbate and phosphate. · 1989 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2735768/ · DOI 10.1016/0003-9861(89)90196-3
Complete structured claim and evidenceAscorbate initiated NADH oxidation at lower concentrations but inhibited it at higher concentrations in the same chemical system.
Experimental context and source evidence
- evidence_access
- Primary abstract
- experimental_model
- Cell-free concentration-response experiments.
- limitations
- Not an established supplement dose-response in humans.
- nutrient_topic
- Vanadium collection; molecular form, preparation, species, exposure and manipulation remain explicit. · Vanadium
- plain_language
- The direction of an antioxidant’s effect can depend on concentration.
- primary_references
- Vanadate-mediated oxidation of NADH: description of an in vitro system requiring ascorbate and phosphate. · 1989 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2735768/ · DOI 10.1016/0003-9861(89)90196-3
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## vanadium-ascorbate-concentration The direction of an antioxidant’s effect can depend on concentration. Ascorbate initiated NADH oxidation at lower concentrations but inhibited it at higher concentrations in the same chemical system. Model: Cell-free concentration-response experiments. Limitations: Not an established supplement dose-response in humans. Evidence access: Primary abstract Vanadate-mediated oxidation of NADH: description of an in vitro system requiring ascorbate and phosphate. · 1989 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2735768/ · DOI 10.1016/0003-9861(89)90196-3
Complete structured claim and evidenceGlutathione and catalase reversed vanadate sensitivity in the susceptible cell line studied.
Experimental context and source evidence
- evidence_access
- Primary abstract
- experimental_model
- Two cell lines with different susceptibilities; identities not provided in accessed abstract.
- limitations
- The proposed intracellular peroxovanadium sequence was not established as a universal mechanism.
- nutrient_topic
- Vanadium collection; molecular form, preparation, species, exposure and manipulation remain explicit. · Vanadium
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- Available reducing or peroxide-removing capacity changed the toxicity response.
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- Mechanisms of vanadate-induced cellular toxicity: role of cellular glutathione and NADPH. · 2002 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12234491/ · DOI 10.1016/s0003-9861(02)00408-3
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## vanadium-gsh-cell-rescue Available reducing or peroxide-removing capacity changed the toxicity response. Glutathione and catalase reversed vanadate sensitivity in the susceptible cell line studied. Model: Two cell lines with different susceptibilities; identities not provided in accessed abstract. Limitations: The proposed intracellular peroxovanadium sequence was not established as a universal mechanism. Evidence access: Primary abstract Mechanisms of vanadate-induced cellular toxicity: role of cellular glutathione and NADPH. · 2002 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12234491/ · DOI 10.1016/s0003-9861(02)00408-3
Complete structured claim and evidenceNADPH sensitized vanadate-resistant cells and increased phosphotyrosine signals and Ras expression in the reported experiment.
Experimental context and source evidence
- evidence_access
- Primary abstract
- experimental_model
- Cell-line NADPH intervention.
- limitations
- Changes support redox-dependent signaling but do not directly demonstrate each proposed vanadium intermediate.
- nutrient_topic
- Vanadium collection; molecular form, preparation, species, exposure and manipulation remain explicit. · Vanadium
- plain_language
- More reducing power did not necessarily protect against this metal exposure.
- primary_references
- Mechanisms of vanadate-induced cellular toxicity: role of cellular glutathione and NADPH. · 2002 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12234491/ · DOI 10.1016/s0003-9861(02)00408-3
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## vanadium-nadph-sensitization More reducing power did not necessarily protect against this metal exposure. NADPH sensitized vanadate-resistant cells and increased phosphotyrosine signals and Ras expression in the reported experiment. Model: Cell-line NADPH intervention. Limitations: Changes support redox-dependent signaling but do not directly demonstrate each proposed vanadium intermediate. Evidence access: Primary abstract Mechanisms of vanadate-induced cellular toxicity: role of cellular glutathione and NADPH. · 2002 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12234491/ · DOI 10.1016/s0003-9861(02)00408-3
Complete structured claim and evidenceVanadate exposure depleted intracellular nonprotein sulfhydryls while increasing extracellular glutathione in human erythrocytes.
Experimental context and source evidence
- evidence_access
- Primary abstract
- experimental_model
- Isolated human erythrocytes; millimolar vanadate exposures up to four hours.
- limitations
- High ex-vivo concentrations; nonprotein sulfhydryl assays are not exclusively glutathione measurements.
- nutrient_topic
- Vanadium collection; molecular form, preparation, species, exposure and manipulation remain explicit. · Vanadium
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- Loss of an intracellular thiol pool can include export rather than only oxidation.
- primary_references
- Efflux of glutathione and glutathione complexes from human erythrocytes in response to vanadate. · 2013 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22824382/ · DOI 10.1016/j.bcmd.2012.07.001
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## vanadium-erythrocyte-gsh Loss of an intracellular thiol pool can include export rather than only oxidation. Vanadate exposure depleted intracellular nonprotein sulfhydryls while increasing extracellular glutathione in human erythrocytes. Model: Isolated human erythrocytes; millimolar vanadate exposures up to four hours. Limitations: High ex-vivo concentrations; nonprotein sulfhydryl assays are not exclusively glutathione measurements. Evidence access: Primary abstract Efflux of glutathione and glutathione complexes from human erythrocytes in response to vanadate. · 2013 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22824382/ · DOI 10.1016/j.bcmd.2012.07.001
Complete structured claim and evidenceDIDS inhibited the intracellular thiol decrease and extracellular increase during vanadate exposure, supporting an anion-transport-dependent step.
Experimental context and source evidence
- availability_state
- machinery_impairment Imported condition classification; unverified.
- evidence_access
- Primary abstract
- experimental_model
- Human erythrocytes; DIDS pharmacological intervention.
- limitations
- DIDS is an inhibitor, not itself an exchanger; pharmacology does not establish a unique SLC4A1 transport substrate or route.
- nutrient_topic
- Vanadium collection; molecular form, preparation, species, exposure and manipulation remain explicit. · Vanadium
- plain_language
- Membrane transport can gate the redox response.
- primary_references
- Efflux of glutathione and glutathione complexes from human erythrocytes in response to vanadate. · 2013 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22824382/ · DOI 10.1016/j.bcmd.2012.07.001
- trigger_kind
- machinery_impairment Imported condition classification; unverified.
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## vanadium-anion-exchanger-block Membrane transport can gate the redox response. DIDS inhibited the intracellular thiol decrease and extracellular increase during vanadate exposure, supporting an anion-transport-dependent step. Model: Human erythrocytes; DIDS pharmacological intervention. Limitations: DIDS is an inhibitor, not itself an exchanger; pharmacology does not establish a unique SLC4A1 transport substrate or route. Evidence access: Primary abstract Efflux of glutathione and glutathione complexes from human erythrocytes in response to vanadate. · 2013 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22824382/ · DOI 10.1016/j.bcmd.2012.07.001
Complete structured claim and evidenceMK571 reduced glutathione efflux during erythrocyte vanadate exposure, suggesting involvement of an MRP-family exporter.
Experimental context and source evidence
- availability_state
- machinery_impairment Imported condition classification; unverified.
- evidence_access
- Primary abstract
- experimental_model
- Human erythrocyte inhibitor experiment.
- limitations
- The accessed study does not identify a specific ABCC isoform; no invented transporter assignment.
- nutrient_topic
- Vanadium collection; molecular form, preparation, species, exposure and manipulation remain explicit. · Vanadium
- plain_language
- An exporter can contribute to loss of cellular glutathione.
- primary_references
- Efflux of glutathione and glutathione complexes from human erythrocytes in response to vanadate. · 2013 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22824382/ · DOI 10.1016/j.bcmd.2012.07.001
- trigger_kind
- machinery_impairment Imported condition classification; unverified.
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## vanadium-mrp-efflux-block An exporter can contribute to loss of cellular glutathione. MK571 reduced glutathione efflux during erythrocyte vanadate exposure, suggesting involvement of an MRP-family exporter. Model: Human erythrocyte inhibitor experiment. Limitations: The accessed study does not identify a specific ABCC isoform; no invented transporter assignment. Evidence access: Primary abstract Efflux of glutathione and glutathione complexes from human erythrocytes in response to vanadate. · 2013 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22824382/ · DOI 10.1016/j.bcmd.2012.07.001
Complete structured claim and evidenceDMSA treatment of erythrocyte supernatants increased measured glutathione, consistent with release from metal-associated forms.
Experimental context and source evidence
- evidence_access
- Primary abstract
- experimental_model
- Ex-vivo supernatant treatment.
- limitations
- This supports but does not structurally identify every GSH–vanadium complex; not clinical chelation guidance.
- nutrient_topic
- Vanadium collection; molecular form, preparation, species, exposure and manipulation remain explicit. · Vanadium
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- An assay can detect additional glutathione after a complex is disrupted.
- primary_references
- Efflux of glutathione and glutathione complexes from human erythrocytes in response to vanadate. · 2013 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22824382/ · DOI 10.1016/j.bcmd.2012.07.001
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## vanadium-gsh-complex-recovery An assay can detect additional glutathione after a complex is disrupted. DMSA treatment of erythrocyte supernatants increased measured glutathione, consistent with release from metal-associated forms. Model: Ex-vivo supernatant treatment. Limitations: This supports but does not structurally identify every GSH–vanadium complex; not clinical chelation guidance. Evidence access: Primary abstract Efflux of glutathione and glutathione complexes from human erythrocytes in response to vanadate. · 2013 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22824382/ · DOI 10.1016/j.bcmd.2012.07.001
Complete structured claim and evidenceV(V) and V(IV) bound vacant transferrin iron-binding sites in culture medium even with a 20-fold molar excess of albumin, without displacing already-bound Fe(III) under those conditions.
Experimental context and source evidence
- evidence_access
- Primary abstract
- experimental_model
- Human transferrin binding experiments under normoxic conditions.
- limitations
- Does not establish systemic iron deficiency or competition magnitude at dietary exposures.
- nutrient_topic
- Vanadium collection; molecular form, preparation, species, exposure and manipulation remain explicit. · Vanadium
- plain_language
- Vanadium can occupy available metal-binding sites without stripping out all bound iron.
- primary_references
- Vanadium(V/IV)-Transferrin Binding Disrupts the Transferrin Cycle and Reduces Vanadium Uptake and Antiproliferative Activity in Human Lung Cancer Cells. · 2020 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32578416/ · DOI 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.0c00926
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## vanadium-tf-binding Vanadium can occupy available metal-binding sites without stripping out all bound iron. V(V) and V(IV) bound vacant transferrin iron-binding sites in culture medium even with a 20-fold molar excess of albumin, without displacing already-bound Fe(III) under those conditions. Model: Human transferrin binding experiments under normoxic conditions. Limitations: Does not establish systemic iron deficiency or competition magnitude at dietary exposures. Evidence access: Primary abstract Vanadium(V/IV)-Transferrin Binding Disrupts the Transferrin Cycle and Reduces Vanadium Uptake and Antiproliferative Activity in Human Lung Cancer Cells. · 2020 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32578416/ · DOI 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.0c00926
Complete structured claim and evidenceTransferrin binding reduced vanadium uptake and antiproliferative activity in human A549 cells.
Experimental context and source evidence
- evidence_access
- Primary abstract
- experimental_model
- Human lung-cancer cell uptake and proliferation assays.
- limitations
- Does not establish every tissue’s uptake route or clinical efficacy.
- nutrient_topic
- Vanadium collection; molecular form, preparation, species, exposure and manipulation remain explicit. · Vanadium
- plain_language
- Binding to a carrier protein can reduce delivery rather than improve it.
- primary_references
- Vanadium(V/IV)-Transferrin Binding Disrupts the Transferrin Cycle and Reduces Vanadium Uptake and Antiproliferative Activity in Human Lung Cancer Cells. · 2020 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32578416/ · DOI 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.0c00926
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## vanadium-tf-uptake-reduction Binding to a carrier protein can reduce delivery rather than improve it. Transferrin binding reduced vanadium uptake and antiproliferative activity in human A549 cells. Model: Human lung-cancer cell uptake and proliferation assays. Limitations: Does not establish every tissue’s uptake route or clinical efficacy. Evidence access: Primary abstract Vanadium(V/IV)-Transferrin Binding Disrupts the Transferrin Cycle and Reduces Vanadium Uptake and Antiproliferative Activity in Human Lung Cancer Cells. · 2020 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32578416/ · DOI 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.0c00926
Complete structured claim and evidenceVanadium binding did not increase transferrin affinity for TfR1 at pH 7.4, but disrupted conformational changes at pH 5.6 with citrate in the transferrin-cycle model.
Experimental context and source evidence
- evidence_access
- Primary abstract
- experimental_model
- Biolayer interferometry and electrophoretic model of the human transferrin cycle.
- limitations
- Return of undissociated V–transferrin to the surface is the authors’ proposed explanation, not directly imaged trafficking.
- nutrient_topic
- Vanadium collection; molecular form, preparation, species, exposure and manipulation remain explicit. · Vanadium
- plain_language
- Receptor recognition and release during endosomal processing are different steps.
- primary_references
- Vanadium(V/IV)-Transferrin Binding Disrupts the Transferrin Cycle and Reduces Vanadium Uptake and Antiproliferative Activity in Human Lung Cancer Cells. · 2020 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32578416/ · DOI 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.0c00926
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## vanadium-tf-cycle Receptor recognition and release during endosomal processing are different steps. Vanadium binding did not increase transferrin affinity for TfR1 at pH 7.4, but disrupted conformational changes at pH 5.6 with citrate in the transferrin-cycle model. Model: Biolayer interferometry and electrophoretic model of the human transferrin cycle. Limitations: Return of undissociated V–transferrin to the surface is the authors’ proposed explanation, not directly imaged trafficking. Evidence access: Primary abstract Vanadium(V/IV)-Transferrin Binding Disrupts the Transferrin Cycle and Reduces Vanadium Uptake and Antiproliferative Activity in Human Lung Cancer Cells. · 2020 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32578416/ · DOI 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.0c00926
Complete structured claim and evidenceCrystals of C-lobe-ferric human transferrin exposed to vanadyl acetylacetonate contained a two-vanadium(V) unit linked to Tyr188 rather than intact V(IV) acetylacetonate.
Experimental context and source evidence
- evidence_access
- Primary full text
- experimental_model
- Human protein crystallography; 5 mM compound and crystallization conditions.
- limitations
- Reaction/crystal structure does not demonstrate the same species dominates human blood.
- nutrient_topic
- Vanadium collection; molecular form, preparation, species, exposure and manipulation remain explicit. · Vanadium
- plain_language
- The species bound to a protein can differ from the compound originally added.
- primary_references
- First crystal structure of an adduct formed upon reaction of a vanadium compound with human serum transferrin. · 2026 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41545537/ · DOI 10.1038/s42004-026-01891-1
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## vanadium-tf-crystal-transformation The species bound to a protein can differ from the compound originally added. Crystals of C-lobe-ferric human transferrin exposed to vanadyl acetylacetonate contained a two-vanadium(V) unit linked to Tyr188 rather than intact V(IV) acetylacetonate. Model: Human protein crystallography; 5 mM compound and crystallization conditions. Limitations: Reaction/crystal structure does not demonstrate the same species dominates human blood. Evidence access: Primary full text First crystal structure of an adduct formed upon reaction of a vanadium compound with human serum transferrin. · 2026 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41545537/ · DOI 10.1038/s42004-026-01891-1
Complete structured claim and evidenceThe vanadium adduct retained an open N-lobe and closed iron-containing C-lobe with little overall structural change.
Experimental context and source evidence
- evidence_access
- Primary full text
- experimental_model
- Human transferrin crystal comparison.
- limitations
- Compatibility with receptor recognition is a structural interpretation, not a completed cellular uptake cycle; not a contradiction of the A549 transport study.
- nutrient_topic
- Vanadium collection; molecular form, preparation, species, exposure and manipulation remain explicit. · Vanadium
- plain_language
- A binding structure alone does not demonstrate successful cellular delivery.
- primary_references
- First crystal structure of an adduct formed upon reaction of a vanadium compound with human serum transferrin. · 2026 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41545537/ · DOI 10.1038/s42004-026-01891-1
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## vanadium-tf-open-lobe A binding structure alone does not demonstrate successful cellular delivery. The vanadium adduct retained an open N-lobe and closed iron-containing C-lobe with little overall structural change. Model: Human transferrin crystal comparison. Limitations: Compatibility with receptor recognition is a structural interpretation, not a completed cellular uptake cycle; not a contradiction of the A549 transport study. Evidence access: Primary full text First crystal structure of an adduct formed upon reaction of a vanadium compound with human serum transferrin. · 2026 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41545537/ · DOI 10.1038/s42004-026-01891-1
Complete structured claim and evidenceReplacing 3 mM MgCl2 with MnCl2 lowered vanadate-binding Kd from 96 to 12 nM in the dog-kidney Na/K-ATPase preparation without changing binding capacity.
Experimental context and source evidence
- evidence_access
- Primary abstract
- experimental_model
- Dog kidney particulate-enzyme radiovanadate binding assay.
- limitations
- Assay concentrations and enzyme state matter; not a manganese supplementation interaction in humans.
- nutrient_topic
- Vanadium collection; molecular form, preparation, species, exposure and manipulation remain explicit. · Vanadium
- plain_language
- The supporting divalent ion changed inhibitor affinity.
- primary_references
- Vanadate binding to the (Na + K)-ATPase. · 1981 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/6277881/ · DOI 10.1007/BF00743200
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## vanadium-pump-mg-mn The supporting divalent ion changed inhibitor affinity. Replacing 3 mM MgCl2 with MnCl2 lowered vanadate-binding Kd from 96 to 12 nM in the dog-kidney Na/K-ATPase preparation without changing binding capacity. Model: Dog kidney particulate-enzyme radiovanadate binding assay. Limitations: Assay concentrations and enzyme state matter; not a manganese supplementation interaction in humans. Evidence access: Primary abstract Vanadate binding to the (Na + K)-ATPase. · 1981 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/6277881/ · DOI 10.1007/BF00743200
Complete structured claim and evidenceIn magnesium-containing medium, potassium increased vanadate binding and lowered its Kd to about 11 nM without changing maximum binding.
Experimental context and source evidence
- evidence_access
- Primary abstract
- experimental_model
- Dog kidney Na/K-ATPase binding experiments.
- limitations
- Effect was not appreciable under the manganese condition; not evidence that dietary potassium necessarily increases toxicity.
- nutrient_topic
- Vanadium collection; molecular form, preparation, species, exposure and manipulation remain explicit. · Vanadium
- plain_language
- Potassium can shift the pump toward an inhibitor-sensitive state.
- primary_references
- Vanadate binding to the (Na + K)-ATPase. · 1981 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/6277881/ · DOI 10.1007/BF00743200
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## vanadium-pump-potassium Potassium can shift the pump toward an inhibitor-sensitive state. In magnesium-containing medium, potassium increased vanadate binding and lowered its Kd to about 11 nM without changing maximum binding. Model: Dog kidney Na/K-ATPase binding experiments. Limitations: Effect was not appreciable under the manganese condition; not evidence that dietary potassium necessarily increases toxicity. Evidence access: Primary abstract Vanadate binding to the (Na + K)-ATPase. · 1981 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/6277881/ · DOI 10.1007/BF00743200
Complete structured claim and evidenceSodium decreased vanadate binding in magnesium-containing medium, whereas sodium and potassium had little effect in the manganese condition.
Experimental context and source evidence
- evidence_access
- Primary abstract
- experimental_model
- Dog kidney enzyme binding assay.
- limitations
- No human dietary sodium recommendation follows.
- nutrient_topic
- Vanadium collection; molecular form, preparation, species, exposure and manipulation remain explicit. · Vanadium
- plain_language
- The ionic environment changes how vanadate interacts with the pump.
- primary_references
- Vanadate binding to the (Na + K)-ATPase. · 1981 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/6277881/ · DOI 10.1007/BF00743200
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## vanadium-pump-sodium The ionic environment changes how vanadate interacts with the pump. Sodium decreased vanadate binding in magnesium-containing medium, whereas sodium and potassium had little effect in the manganese condition. Model: Dog kidney enzyme binding assay. Limitations: No human dietary sodium recommendation follows. Evidence access: Primary abstract Vanadate binding to the (Na + K)-ATPase. · 1981 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/6277881/ · DOI 10.1007/BF00743200
Complete structured claim and evidenceVanadate occupied the catalytic site of calcium-free SERCA as planar VO3 with water and magnesium in a dephosphorylation-transition-like conformation.
Experimental context and source evidence
- evidence_access
- Primary abstract and RCSB PDB 5A3Q author deposition
- experimental_model
- Rabbit SERCA structure, deposition 5A3Q; primary abstract plus author-deposited structure identity.
- limitations
- Structure used nucleotide analogues and thapsigargin; not a measured human intracellular calcium effect.
- nutrient_topic
- Vanadium collection; molecular form, preparation, species, exposure and manipulation remain explicit. · Vanadium
- plain_language
- A phosphate analogue can trap a calcium pump in a catalytic state.
- primary_references
- Crystal Structure of the Vanadate-Inhibited Ca(2+)-ATPase. · 2016 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27050689/ · DOI 10.1016/j.str.2016.02.018
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## vanadium-serca-transition A phosphate analogue can trap a calcium pump in a catalytic state. Vanadate occupied the catalytic site of calcium-free SERCA as planar VO3 with water and magnesium in a dephosphorylation-transition-like conformation. Model: Rabbit SERCA structure, deposition 5A3Q; primary abstract plus author-deposited structure identity. Limitations: Structure used nucleotide analogues and thapsigargin; not a measured human intracellular calcium effect. Evidence access: Primary abstract and RCSB PDB 5A3Q author deposition Crystal Structure of the Vanadate-Inhibited Ca(2+)-ATPase. · 2016 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27050689/ · DOI 10.1016/j.str.2016.02.018
Complete structured claim and evidenceVanadate crystallization of rat-liver F1 ATP synthase captured an ADP–vanadate–Mg transition-like state with remodeling of the catalytic P-loop region.
Experimental context and source evidence
- evidence_access
- Primary abstract
- experimental_model
- Rat liver F1 crystallography.
- limitations
- A captured structure is not proof that a given oral dose suppresses mitochondrial ATP production.
- nutrient_topic
- Vanadium collection; molecular form, preparation, species, exposure and manipulation remain explicit. · Vanadium
- plain_language
- Another ATP-handling enzyme can bind the phosphate analogue.
- primary_references
- Mitochondrial ATP synthase. Crystal structure of the catalytic F1 unit in a vanadate-induced transition-like state and implications for mechanism. · 2006 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16531409/ · DOI 10.1074/jbc.M513369200
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## vanadium-f1-transition Another ATP-handling enzyme can bind the phosphate analogue. Vanadate crystallization of rat-liver F1 ATP synthase captured an ADP–vanadate–Mg transition-like state with remodeling of the catalytic P-loop region. Model: Rat liver F1 crystallography. Limitations: A captured structure is not proof that a given oral dose suppresses mitochondrial ATP production. Evidence access: Primary abstract Mitochondrial ATP synthase. Crystal structure of the catalytic F1 unit in a vanadate-induced transition-like state and implications for mechanism. · 2006 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16531409/ · DOI 10.1074/jbc.M513369200
Complete structured claim and evidenceIn the vanadate-inhibited human ARSB structure, vanadate replaced sulfate at the active site and was covalently linked to the modified catalytic residue.
Experimental context and source evidence
- evidence_access
- Primary abstract
- experimental_model
- Human lysosomal sulfatase crystallography.
- limitations
- Structural inhibition is not evidence that oral vanadium causes mucopolysaccharidosis.
- nutrient_topic
- Vanadium collection; molecular form, preparation, species, exposure and manipulation remain explicit. · Vanadium
- plain_language
- Vanadium’s targets extend beyond insulin signaling and ATPases.
- primary_references
- Structure of a human lysosomal sulfatase. · 1997 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9032078/ · DOI 10.1016/s0969-2126(97)00185-8
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## vanadium-sulfatase-binding Vanadium’s targets extend beyond insulin signaling and ATPases. In the vanadate-inhibited human ARSB structure, vanadate replaced sulfate at the active site and was covalently linked to the modified catalytic residue. Model: Human lysosomal sulfatase crystallography. Limitations: Structural inhibition is not evidence that oral vanadium causes mucopolysaccharidosis. Evidence access: Primary abstract Structure of a human lysosomal sulfatase. · 1997 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9032078/ · DOI 10.1016/s0969-2126(97)00185-8
Complete structured claim and evidenceHuman ARSB crystallography identified calcium coordinated in the sulfate-containing catalytic site and an essential modified Cys91 residue.
Experimental context and source evidence
- evidence_access
- Primary abstract
- experimental_model
- Human lysosomal sulfatase structure.
- limitations
- Does not show calcium supplementation reverses vanadate inhibition.
- nutrient_topic
- Vanadium collection; molecular form, preparation, species, exposure and manipulation remain explicit. · Vanadium
- plain_language
- Calcium and enzyme maturation define the machinery that the inhibitor encounters.
- primary_references
- Structure of a human lysosomal sulfatase. · 1997 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9032078/ · DOI 10.1016/s0969-2126(97)00185-8
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## vanadium-sulfatase-calcium Calcium and enzyme maturation define the machinery that the inhibitor encounters. Human ARSB crystallography identified calcium coordinated in the sulfate-containing catalytic site and an essential modified Cys91 residue. Model: Human lysosomal sulfatase structure. Limitations: Does not show calcium supplementation reverses vanadate inhibition. Evidence access: Primary abstract Structure of a human lysosomal sulfatase. · 1997 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9032078/ · DOI 10.1016/s0969-2126(97)00185-8
Complete structured claim and evidenceDecavanadate and mixed metavanadate solutions depolarized mitochondria in neonatal rat cardiomyocytes within six hours; half-maximal depolarization occurred near 6.5 micromolar total vanadium.
Experimental context and source evidence
- evidence_access
- Primary abstract
- experimental_model
- Neonatal rat cardiomyocytes; fluorescent membrane-potential probes.
- limitations
- Total vanadium differs from decamer concentration: 6.5 micromolar total V equals 0.65 micromolar V10. No human threshold is established.
- nutrient_topic
- Vanadium collection; molecular form, preparation, species, exposure and manipulation remain explicit. · Vanadium
- plain_language
- Mitochondrial electrical failure preceded later cell death.
- primary_references
- Vanadate induces necrotic death in neonatal rat cardiomyocytes through mitochondrial membrane depolarization. · 2008 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18251508/ · DOI 10.1021/tx700204r
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## vanadium-cardiac-depolarization Mitochondrial electrical failure preceded later cell death. Decavanadate and mixed metavanadate solutions depolarized mitochondria in neonatal rat cardiomyocytes within six hours; half-maximal depolarization occurred near 6.5 micromolar total vanadium. Model: Neonatal rat cardiomyocytes; fluorescent membrane-potential probes. Limitations: Total vanadium differs from decamer concentration: 6.5 micromolar total V equals 0.65 micromolar V10. No human threshold is established. Evidence access: Primary abstract Vanadate induces necrotic death in neonatal rat cardiomyocytes through mitochondrial membrane depolarization. · 2008 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18251508/ · DOI 10.1021/tx700204r
Complete structured claim and evidenceAfter 24 hours, both solutions caused necrotic cell death without significant caspase-3 activation; approximately 10 micromolar total V produced 50% viability loss.
Experimental context and source evidence
- evidence_access
- Primary abstract
- experimental_model
- Neonatal rat ventricular cells; MTT and propidium iodide assays.
- limitations
- No clinical cardiac-risk estimate can be derived from the culture concentration.
- nutrient_topic
- Vanadium collection; molecular form, preparation, species, exposure and manipulation remain explicit. · Vanadium
- plain_language
- The injury phenotype was necrotic in this experiment.
- primary_references
- Vanadate induces necrotic death in neonatal rat cardiomyocytes through mitochondrial membrane depolarization. · 2008 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18251508/ · DOI 10.1021/tx700204r
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## vanadium-cardiac-necrosis The injury phenotype was necrotic in this experiment. After 24 hours, both solutions caused necrotic cell death without significant caspase-3 activation; approximately 10 micromolar total V produced 50% viability loss. Model: Neonatal rat ventricular cells; MTT and propidium iodide assays. Limitations: No clinical cardiac-risk estimate can be derived from the culture concentration. Evidence access: Primary abstract Vanadate induces necrotic death in neonatal rat cardiomyocytes through mitochondrial membrane depolarization. · 2008 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18251508/ · DOI 10.1021/tx700204r
Complete structured claim and evidenceVanadate-treated rat cardiomyocytes showed sustained elevation of cytosolic calcium after 24 hours near the viability-loss concentrations.
Experimental context and source evidence
- evidence_access
- Primary abstract
- experimental_model
- Fura-2 imaging in neonatal rat cardiomyocytes.
- limitations
- Association does not identify whether SERCA, other transporters or secondary cell injury caused the calcium rise.
- nutrient_topic
- Vanadium collection; molecular form, preparation, species, exposure and manipulation remain explicit. · Vanadium
- plain_language
- Ion regulation changed alongside mitochondrial injury.
- primary_references
- Vanadate induces necrotic death in neonatal rat cardiomyocytes through mitochondrial membrane depolarization. · 2008 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18251508/ · DOI 10.1021/tx700204r
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## vanadium-cardiac-calcium Ion regulation changed alongside mitochondrial injury. Vanadate-treated rat cardiomyocytes showed sustained elevation of cytosolic calcium after 24 hours near the viability-loss concentrations. Model: Fura-2 imaging in neonatal rat cardiomyocytes. Limitations: Association does not identify whether SERCA, other transporters or secondary cell injury caused the calcium rise. Evidence access: Primary abstract Vanadate induces necrotic death in neonatal rat cardiomyocytes through mitochondrial membrane depolarization. · 2008 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18251508/ · DOI 10.1021/tx700204r
Complete structured claim and evidenceDecavanadate inhibited isolated Sparus aurata heart mitochondrial oxygen consumption more potently than monomeric vanadate in the reported assay.
Experimental context and source evidence
- evidence_access
- Primary abstract
- experimental_model
- Fish cardiac mitochondria; IC50 400 nM V10 versus 23 micromolar V1 as reported.
- limitations
- Species and concentration basis matter; compare ten V atoms per decamer before inferring a per-atom potency ratio.
- nutrient_topic
- Vanadium collection; molecular form, preparation, species, exposure and manipulation remain explicit. · Vanadium
- plain_language
- Oligomeric form changed potency in an isolated organelle.
- primary_references
- Mitochondria as a target for decavanadate toxicity in Sparus aurata heart. · 2007 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17420061/ · DOI 10.1016/j.aquatox.2007.03.005
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## vanadium-fish-decamer-potency Oligomeric form changed potency in an isolated organelle. Decavanadate inhibited isolated Sparus aurata heart mitochondrial oxygen consumption more potently than monomeric vanadate in the reported assay. Model: Fish cardiac mitochondria; IC50 400 nM V10 versus 23 micromolar V1 as reported. Limitations: Species and concentration basis matter; compare ten V atoms per decamer before inferring a per-atom potency ratio. Evidence access: Primary abstract Mitochondria as a target for decavanadate toxicity in Sparus aurata heart. · 2007 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17420061/ · DOI 10.1016/j.aquatox.2007.03.005
Complete structured claim and evidenceUp to 5 micromolar V10 did not inhibit measured F0F1-ATPase activity, NADH levels or complexes I/II, while complex-III redox steady state changed.
Experimental context and source evidence
- evidence_access
- Primary abstract
- experimental_model
- Isolated fish cardiac mitochondrial assays.
- limitations
- Complex-III redox change does not itself establish a direct molecular binding target.
- nutrient_topic
- Vanadium collection; molecular form, preparation, species, exposure and manipulation remain explicit. · Vanadium
- plain_language
- Respiratory inhibition did not mean every mitochondrial enzyme was inhibited.
- primary_references
- Mitochondria as a target for decavanadate toxicity in Sparus aurata heart. · 2007 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17420061/ · DOI 10.1016/j.aquatox.2007.03.005
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## vanadium-fish-target-specificity Respiratory inhibition did not mean every mitochondrial enzyme was inhibited. Up to 5 micromolar V10 did not inhibit measured F0F1-ATPase activity, NADH levels or complexes I/II, while complex-III redox steady state changed. Model: Isolated fish cardiac mitochondrial assays. Limitations: Complex-III redox change does not itself establish a direct molecular binding target. Evidence access: Primary abstract Mitochondria as a target for decavanadate toxicity in Sparus aurata heart. · 2007 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17420061/ · DOI 10.1016/j.aquatox.2007.03.005
Complete structured claim and evidenceVanadate increased NO release above 50 micromolar in the tested rat UMR106 and mouse MC3T3-E1 osteoblast-like cultures, with a biphasic concentration response.
Experimental context and source evidence
- evidence_access
- Primary abstract
- experimental_model
- Rodent osteoblast-like cell cultures; 2.5–100 micromolar vanadate.
- limitations
- Mixed cell models are named explicitly; NO is a proposed mediator, not proven sole cause of growth effects.
- nutrient_topic
- Vanadium collection; molecular form, preparation, species, exposure and manipulation remain explicit. · Vanadium
- plain_language
- A growth-related exposure can engage nitrosative signaling at higher concentrations.
- primary_references
- Vanadate-induced nitric oxide production: role in osteoblast growth and differentiation. · 2000 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10988345/ · DOI 10.1016/s0014-2999(00)00356-3
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## vanadium-bone-no A growth-related exposure can engage nitrosative signaling at higher concentrations. Vanadate increased NO release above 50 micromolar in the tested rat UMR106 and mouse MC3T3-E1 osteoblast-like cultures, with a biphasic concentration response. Model: Rodent osteoblast-like cell cultures; 2.5–100 micromolar vanadate. Limitations: Mixed cell models are named explicitly; NO is a proposed mediator, not proven sole cause of growth effects. Evidence access: Primary abstract Vanadate-induced nitric oxide production: role in osteoblast growth and differentiation. · 2000 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10988345/ · DOI 10.1016/s0014-2999(00)00356-3
Complete structured claim and evidenceThe NO donor sodium nitroprusside reduced growth and alkaline-phosphatase activity, mimicking part of the vanadate phenotype.
Experimental context and source evidence
- evidence_access
- Primary abstract
- experimental_model
- Rat UMR106 and mouse MC3T3-E1 culture program.
- limitations
- Mimicry is not equivalent to selective blockade and rescue of the proposed vanadate mechanism.
- nutrient_topic
- Vanadium collection; molecular form, preparation, species, exposure and manipulation remain explicit. · Vanadium
- plain_language
- A donor experiment supports a possible downstream mediator.
- primary_references
- Vanadate-induced nitric oxide production: role in osteoblast growth and differentiation. · 2000 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10988345/ · DOI 10.1016/s0014-2999(00)00356-3
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## vanadium-bone-no-donor A donor experiment supports a possible downstream mediator. The NO donor sodium nitroprusside reduced growth and alkaline-phosphatase activity, mimicking part of the vanadate phenotype. Model: Rat UMR106 and mouse MC3T3-E1 culture program. Limitations: Mimicry is not equivalent to selective blockade and rescue of the proposed vanadate mechanism. Evidence access: Primary abstract Vanadate-induced nitric oxide production: role in osteoblast growth and differentiation. · 2000 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10988345/ · DOI 10.1016/s0014-2999(00)00356-3
Complete structured claim and evidenceThe rat study reported that berberine plus vanadyl acetylacetonate reduced hyperglycemia and improved vascular calcification, junction and barrier outcomes compared with single-agent conditions.
Experimental context and source evidence
- evidence_access
- Primary abstract
- experimental_model
- Diabetic rats; primary abstract accessed.
- limitations
- Preclinical formulation-specific findings; doses and formal synergy modeling are not resolved in accessed abstract. Not a recommendation to combine supplements.
- nutrient_topic
- Vanadium collection; molecular form, preparation, species, exposure and manipulation remain explicit. · Vanadium
- plain_language
- A specific tested combination is recorded rather than inferred from a shared pathway.
- primary_references
- Vanadyl Acetylacetonate and Berberine Synergistically Ameliorate Diabetes-induced Vascular Dysfunction and Reduce Endothelial Toxicity through ERK and Akt Regulation. · 2026 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40775562/ · DOI 10.1007/s12011-025-04774-z
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## vanadium-berberine-vascular-combination A specific tested combination is recorded rather than inferred from a shared pathway. The rat study reported that berberine plus vanadyl acetylacetonate reduced hyperglycemia and improved vascular calcification, junction and barrier outcomes compared with single-agent conditions. Model: Diabetic rats; primary abstract accessed. Limitations: Preclinical formulation-specific findings; doses and formal synergy modeling are not resolved in accessed abstract. Not a recommendation to combine supplements. Evidence access: Primary abstract Vanadyl Acetylacetonate and Berberine Synergistically Ameliorate Diabetes-induced Vascular Dysfunction and Reduce Endothelial Toxicity through ERK and Akt Regulation. · 2026 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40775562/ · DOI 10.1007/s12011-025-04774-z
Complete structured claim and evidenceIn HUVEC experiments, berberine reduced vanadyl-acetylacetonate-associated apoptosis, junction/cytoskeleton damage and permeability changes, with lower excessive ERK/Akt phosphorylation.
Experimental context and source evidence
- evidence_access
- Primary abstract
- experimental_model
- Human endothelial-cell experiments accompanying diabetic-rat study.
- limitations
- Pathway association does not establish direct inhibition of ERK or Akt by berberine at human exposure.
- nutrient_topic
- Vanadium collection; molecular form, preparation, species, exposure and manipulation remain explicit. · Vanadium
- plain_language
- Protection from one compound’s cellular toxicity can accompany lower signaling activity.
- primary_references
- Vanadyl Acetylacetonate and Berberine Synergistically Ameliorate Diabetes-induced Vascular Dysfunction and Reduce Endothelial Toxicity through ERK and Akt Regulation. · 2026 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40775562/ · DOI 10.1007/s12011-025-04774-z
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## vanadium-berberine-endothelium Protection from one compound’s cellular toxicity can accompany lower signaling activity. In HUVEC experiments, berberine reduced vanadyl-acetylacetonate-associated apoptosis, junction/cytoskeleton damage and permeability changes, with lower excessive ERK/Akt phosphorylation. Model: Human endothelial-cell experiments accompanying diabetic-rat study. Limitations: Pathway association does not establish direct inhibition of ERK or Akt by berberine at human exposure. Evidence access: Primary abstract Vanadyl Acetylacetonate and Berberine Synergistically Ameliorate Diabetes-induced Vascular Dysfunction and Reduce Endothelial Toxicity through ERK and Akt Regulation. · 2026 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40775562/ · DOI 10.1007/s12011-025-04774-z
Complete structured claim and evidenceDietary vanadium overexposure in ducks was associated with lower NADH/FSP1/CoQ10-axis measures and increased hepatic lipid peroxidation and Fe2+ accumulation.
Experimental context and source evidence
- evidence_access
- Primary full text
- experimental_model
- Ammonium metavanadate diets reported as 30 or 45 mg V/kg feed; 42-day duck study.
- limitations
- Observational pathway measurements after exposure, not direct enzyme inhibition or a human ferroptosis mechanism. Methods inconsistently say three and four groups while listing control plus two exposure groups.
- nutrient_topic
- Vanadium collection; molecular form, preparation, species, exposure and manipulation remain explicit. · Vanadium
- plain_language
- An animal toxicity study links the exposure to a lipid-defense pathway.
- primary_references
- Dual-pathway mechanism of vanadium-induced hepatotoxicity in ducks: Synergistic crosstalk between glucose homeostasis disruption and NADH/FSP1/COQ10 axis-driven ferroptosis. · 2026 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41362732/ · DOI 10.7150/ijbs.123482
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## vanadium-duck-redox-axis An animal toxicity study links the exposure to a lipid-defense pathway. Dietary vanadium overexposure in ducks was associated with lower NADH/FSP1/CoQ10-axis measures and increased hepatic lipid peroxidation and Fe2+ accumulation. Model: Ammonium metavanadate diets reported as 30 or 45 mg V/kg feed; 42-day duck study. Limitations: Observational pathway measurements after exposure, not direct enzyme inhibition or a human ferroptosis mechanism. Methods inconsistently say three and four groups while listing control plus two exposure groups. Evidence access: Primary full text Dual-pathway mechanism of vanadium-induced hepatotoxicity in ducks: Synergistic crosstalk between glucose homeostasis disruption and NADH/FSP1/COQ10 axis-driven ferroptosis. · 2026 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41362732/ · DOI 10.7150/ijbs.123482
Complete structured claim and evidenceVanadium-exposed duck livers showed wider ER–mitochondrial gaps and altered abundance/association of the IP3R–GRP75–VDAC1 contact complex.
Experimental context and source evidence
- evidence_access
- Primary full text
- experimental_model
- Duck liver ultrastructure and MAM proteomics/co-association measurements.
- limitations
- No genetic or inhibitor rescue establishing this chain was extracted. Human orthologues are not substituted for duck measurements.
- nutrient_topic
- Vanadium collection; molecular form, preparation, species, exposure and manipulation remain explicit. · Vanadium
- plain_language
- A change at organelle contacts may link calcium handling, metabolism and injury.
- primary_references
- Dual-pathway mechanism of vanadium-induced hepatotoxicity in ducks: Synergistic crosstalk between glucose homeostasis disruption and NADH/FSP1/COQ10 axis-driven ferroptosis. · 2026 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41362732/ · DOI 10.7150/ijbs.123482
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AI-assisted research curation; primary references, access levels and experimental limitations individually identified. Not publisher full text. · supports · Duck liver ultrastructure and MAM proteomics/co-association measurements. · source_derived_draft · unverified_draft
## vanadium-duck-mam A change at organelle contacts may link calcium handling, metabolism and injury. Vanadium-exposed duck livers showed wider ER–mitochondrial gaps and altered abundance/association of the IP3R–GRP75–VDAC1 contact complex. Model: Duck liver ultrastructure and MAM proteomics/co-association measurements. Limitations: No genetic or inhibitor rescue establishing this chain was extracted. Human orthologues are not substituted for duck measurements. Evidence access: Primary full text Dual-pathway mechanism of vanadium-induced hepatotoxicity in ducks: Synergistic crosstalk between glucose homeostasis disruption and NADH/FSP1/COQ10 axis-driven ferroptosis. · 2026 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41362732/ · DOI 10.7150/ijbs.123482
Complete structured claim and evidenceIn the 16-person six-week type-2-diabetes trial, clamp glucose metabolism did not improve at 75 mg/day VOSO4; improvement occurred in three of five at 150 mg/day and four of eight at 300 mg/day.
Experimental context and source evidence
- evidence_access
- Primary abstract
- experimental_model
- Small placebo-lead-in dose-ranging trial; doses are sulfate preparation mass.
- limitations
- Responder counts are not a demonstrated group-wide clinical benefit; later pharmacokinetic analysis uses the same cohort.
- nutrient_topic
- Vanadium collection; molecular form, preparation, species, exposure and manipulation remain explicit. · Vanadium
- plain_language
- Some individuals responded while others did not.
- primary_references
- Metabolic effects of vanadyl sulfate in humans with non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus: in vivo and in vitro studies. · 2000 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10726921/ · DOI 10.1016/s0026-0495(00)90418-9
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## vanadium-human-glucose-variable Some individuals responded while others did not. In the 16-person six-week type-2-diabetes trial, clamp glucose metabolism did not improve at 75 mg/day VOSO4; improvement occurred in three of five at 150 mg/day and four of eight at 300 mg/day. Model: Small placebo-lead-in dose-ranging trial; doses are sulfate preparation mass. Limitations: Responder counts are not a demonstrated group-wide clinical benefit; later pharmacokinetic analysis uses the same cohort. Evidence access: Primary abstract Metabolic effects of vanadyl sulfate in humans with non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus: in vivo and in vitro studies. · 2000 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10726921/ · DOI 10.1016/s0026-0495(00)90418-9
Complete structured claim and evidenceBasal hepatic glucose production and its insulin suppression were unchanged at all three doses in the 16-person trial.
Experimental context and source evidence
- evidence_access
- Primary abstract
- experimental_model
- Same six-week type-2-diabetes dose-ranging study.
- limitations
- Different results in a smaller sequential study are retained with study design and dose, not automatically labeled contradiction.
- nutrient_topic
- Vanadium collection; molecular form, preparation, species, exposure and manipulation remain explicit. · Vanadium
- plain_language
- A peripheral response did not imply improved liver insulin response.
- primary_references
- Metabolic effects of vanadyl sulfate in humans with non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus: in vivo and in vitro studies. · 2000 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10726921/ · DOI 10.1016/s0026-0495(00)90418-9
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## vanadium-human-hepatic-null A peripheral response did not imply improved liver insulin response. Basal hepatic glucose production and its insulin suppression were unchanged at all three doses in the 16-person trial. Model: Same six-week type-2-diabetes dose-ranging study. Limitations: Different results in a smaller sequential study are retained with study design and dose, not automatically labeled contradiction. Evidence access: Primary abstract Metabolic effects of vanadyl sulfate in humans with non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus: in vivo and in vitro studies. · 2000 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10726921/ · DOI 10.1016/s0026-0495(00)90418-9
Complete structured claim and evidenceAfter vanadyl treatment, muscle showed trends toward increased basal insulin-receptor, IRS1 and Shc tyrosine phosphorylation and IRS1-associated PI3K activity without additional insulin-stimulated increases.
Experimental context and source evidence
- evidence_access
- Primary abstract
- experimental_model
- Human muscle samples from the same 16-person trial.
- limitations
- Reported as trends; phosphorylation patterns did not clearly correlate with glucose disposal. No proven nutrient requirement.
- nutrient_topic
- Vanadium collection; molecular form, preparation, species, exposure and manipulation remain explicit. · Vanadium
- plain_language
- Early signaling markers did not guarantee a larger response to insulin.
- primary_references
- Metabolic effects of vanadyl sulfate in humans with non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus: in vivo and in vitro studies. · 2000 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10726921/ · DOI 10.1016/s0026-0495(00)90418-9
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## vanadium-human-signaling Early signaling markers did not guarantee a larger response to insulin. After vanadyl treatment, muscle showed trends toward increased basal insulin-receptor, IRS1 and Shc tyrosine phosphorylation and IRS1-associated PI3K activity without additional insulin-stimulated increases. Model: Human muscle samples from the same 16-person trial. Limitations: Reported as trends; phosphorylation patterns did not clearly correlate with glucose disposal. No proven nutrient requirement. Evidence access: Primary abstract Metabolic effects of vanadyl sulfate in humans with non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus: in vivo and in vitro studies. · 2000 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10726921/ · DOI 10.1016/s0026-0495(00)90418-9
Complete structured claim and evidenceVanadyl did not change basal or insulin-stimulated muscle glycogen-synthase activity in the six-week study.
Experimental context and source evidence
- evidence_access
- Primary abstract
- experimental_model
- Human muscle assay from the dose-ranging trial.
- limitations
- Assay result is not a full glycogen-flux measurement.
- nutrient_topic
- Vanadium collection; molecular form, preparation, species, exposure and manipulation remain explicit. · Vanadium
- plain_language
- A change in upstream signaling did not establish a change at every downstream enzyme.
- primary_references
- Metabolic effects of vanadyl sulfate in humans with non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus: in vivo and in vitro studies. · 2000 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10726921/ · DOI 10.1016/s0026-0495(00)90418-9
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## vanadium-human-glycogen-null A change in upstream signaling did not establish a change at every downstream enzyme. Vanadyl did not change basal or insulin-stimulated muscle glycogen-synthase activity in the six-week study. Model: Human muscle assay from the dose-ranging trial. Limitations: Assay result is not a full glycogen-flux measurement. Evidence access: Primary abstract Metabolic effects of vanadyl sulfate in humans with non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus: in vivo and in vitro studies. · 2000 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10726921/ · DOI 10.1016/s0026-0495(00)90418-9
Complete structured claim and evidenceThe 150- and 300-mg/day sulfate regimens caused some gastrointestinal intolerance during the six-week trial.
Experimental context and source evidence
- evidence_access
- Primary abstract
- experimental_model
- Small human type-2-diabetes study.
- limitations
- Short follow-up and limited endpoints do not establish long-term safety.
- nutrient_topic
- Vanadium collection; molecular form, preparation, species, exposure and manipulation remain explicit. · Vanadium
- plain_language
- Tolerability limits matter alongside the metabolic signals.
- primary_references
- Metabolic effects of vanadyl sulfate in humans with non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus: in vivo and in vitro studies. · 2000 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10726921/ · DOI 10.1016/s0026-0495(00)90418-9
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## vanadium-human-gi Tolerability limits matter alongside the metabolic signals. The 150- and 300-mg/day sulfate regimens caused some gastrointestinal intolerance during the six-week trial. Model: Small human type-2-diabetes study. Limitations: Short follow-up and limited endpoints do not establish long-term safety. Evidence access: Primary abstract Metabolic effects of vanadyl sulfate in humans with non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus: in vivo and in vitro studies. · 2000 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10726921/ · DOI 10.1016/s0026-0495(00)90418-9
Complete structured claim and evidenceTotal serum vanadium was not significantly correlated with insulin sensitivity in the pharmacokinetic analysis of the 16-person trial.
Experimental context and source evidence
- availability_state
- biomarker_context Imported condition classification; unverified.
- evidence_access
- Primary full text
- experimental_model
- Reanalysis of the same six-week vanadyl cohort; serum/blood/urine measurements.
- limitations
- Not independent efficacy replication; unmeasured tissue pools remain a hypothesis.
- nutrient_topic
- Vanadium collection; molecular form, preparation, species, exposure and manipulation remain explicit. · Vanadium
- plain_language
- Total circulating metal is not a reliable proxy for the active tissue species.
- primary_references
- Coordination chemistry may explain pharmacokinetics and clinical response of vanadyl sulfate in type 2 diabetic patients. · 2013 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23982218/ · DOI 10.1039/c3mt00162h
- trigger_kind
- biomarker_context Imported condition classification; unverified.
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## vanadium-human-serum-marker Total circulating metal is not a reliable proxy for the active tissue species. Total serum vanadium was not significantly correlated with insulin sensitivity in the pharmacokinetic analysis of the 16-person trial. Model: Reanalysis of the same six-week vanadyl cohort; serum/blood/urine measurements. Limitations: Not independent efficacy replication; unmeasured tissue pools remain a hypothesis. Evidence access: Primary full text Coordination chemistry may explain pharmacokinetics and clinical response of vanadyl sulfate in type 2 diabetic patients. · 2013 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23982218/ · DOI 10.1039/c3mt00162h
Complete structured claim and evidenceThe fitted serum elimination half-times averaged about 4.7 and 4.6 days in the 50- and 100-mg elemental-V/day groups.
Experimental context and source evidence
- evidence_access
- Primary full text
- experimental_model
- Same cohort; one-compartment first-order model.
- limitations
- Elemental V amounts differ from sulfate mass; fitted serum kinetics are not every tissue’s clearance.
- nutrient_topic
- Vanadium collection; molecular form, preparation, species, exposure and manipulation remain explicit. · Vanadium
- plain_language
- Metal handling continues beyond the last swallowed dose.
- primary_references
- Coordination chemistry may explain pharmacokinetics and clinical response of vanadyl sulfate in type 2 diabetic patients. · 2013 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23982218/ · DOI 10.1039/c3mt00162h
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## vanadium-human-excretion Metal handling continues beyond the last swallowed dose. The fitted serum elimination half-times averaged about 4.7 and 4.6 days in the 50- and 100-mg elemental-V/day groups. Model: Same cohort; one-compartment first-order model. Limitations: Elemental V amounts differ from sulfate mass; fitted serum kinetics are not every tissue’s clearance. Evidence access: Primary full text Coordination chemistry may explain pharmacokinetics and clinical response of vanadyl sulfate in type 2 diabetic patients. · 2013 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23982218/ · DOI 10.1039/c3mt00162h
Complete structured claim and evidenceDaily urinary recovery was roughly 1% or less of administered elemental V in the trial, used by the authors to estimate low oral absorption.
Experimental context and source evidence
- evidence_access
- Primary full text
- experimental_model
- Same cohort; steady-state urine measurements.
- limitations
- The full text calls this a minimum absorption estimate because tissue accumulation and other compartments can matter; do not present it as complete mass balance.
- nutrient_topic
- Vanadium collection; molecular form, preparation, species, exposure and manipulation remain explicit. · Vanadium
- plain_language
- Only a small fraction of the oral dose appeared in urine each day.
- primary_references
- Coordination chemistry may explain pharmacokinetics and clinical response of vanadyl sulfate in type 2 diabetic patients. · 2013 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23982218/ · DOI 10.1039/c3mt00162h
Vanadium: speciation, phosphate-sensitive enzymes and cross-nutrient mechanisms (2026-09-19) · lines 430–436
AI-assisted research curation; primary references, access levels and experimental limitations individually identified. Not publisher full text. · supports · Same cohort; steady-state urine measurements. · source_derived_draft · unverified_draft
## vanadium-human-absorption-estimate Only a small fraction of the oral dose appeared in urine each day. Daily urinary recovery was roughly 1% or less of administered elemental V in the trial, used by the authors to estimate low oral absorption. Model: Same cohort; steady-state urine measurements. Limitations: The full text calls this a minimum absorption estimate because tissue accumulation and other compartments can matter; do not present it as complete mass balance. Evidence access: Primary full text Coordination chemistry may explain pharmacokinetics and clinical response of vanadyl sulfate in type 2 diabetic patients. · 2013 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23982218/ · DOI 10.1039/c3mt00162h
Complete structured claim and evidenceIn eight patients given 50 mg vanadyl sulfate twice daily for four weeks, fasting glucose and hepatic glucose output during insulin infusion decreased, without significant whole-body glucose-uptake improvement.
Experimental context and source evidence
- evidence_access
- Primary abstract
- experimental_model
- Single-blind sequential study; six patients continued to a subsequent placebo phase.
- limitations
- Fixed treatment order and persistence into placebo complicate causal inference; six of eight had early gastrointestinal effects.
- nutrient_topic
- Vanadium collection; molecular form, preparation, species, exposure and manipulation remain explicit. · Vanadium
- plain_language
- Another small study found a liver-associated effect rather than broad uptake improvement.
- primary_references
- Effects of vanadyl sulfate on carbohydrate and lipid metabolism in patients with non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus. · 1996 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8781301/ · DOI 10.1016/s0026-0495(96)90013-x
Vanadium: speciation, phosphate-sensitive enzymes and cross-nutrient mechanisms (2026-09-19) · lines 438–444
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## vanadium-human-small-hepatic-positive Another small study found a liver-associated effect rather than broad uptake improvement. In eight patients given 50 mg vanadyl sulfate twice daily for four weeks, fasting glucose and hepatic glucose output during insulin infusion decreased, without significant whole-body glucose-uptake improvement. Model: Single-blind sequential study; six patients continued to a subsequent placebo phase. Limitations: Fixed treatment order and persistence into placebo complicate causal inference; six of eight had early gastrointestinal effects. Evidence access: Primary abstract Effects of vanadyl sulfate on carbohydrate and lipid metabolism in patients with non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus. · 1996 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8781301/ · DOI 10.1016/s0026-0495(96)90013-x
Complete structured claim and evidenceSeven healthy active adults showed no improvement in fasting glucose, fasting insulin or OGTT-derived insulin-sensitivity index after one or seven days of vanadyl sulfate.
Experimental context and source evidence
- evidence_access
- Primary abstract
- experimental_model
- One hundred mg before acute testing, then 50 mg twice daily for six days; within-person design.
- limitations
- Small short study without a randomized placebo comparator; not proof of no effect at every exposure.
- nutrient_topic
- Vanadium collection; molecular form, preparation, species, exposure and manipulation remain explicit. · Vanadium
- plain_language
- The small healthy-volunteer study did not show the hoped-for insulin benefit.
- primary_references
- Effect of acute and short-term administration of vanadyl sulphate on insulin sensitivity in healthy active humans. · 2002 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12500990/ · DOI 10.1123/ijsnem.12.4.470
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## vanadium-healthy-null The small healthy-volunteer study did not show the hoped-for insulin benefit. Seven healthy active adults showed no improvement in fasting glucose, fasting insulin or OGTT-derived insulin-sensitivity index after one or seven days of vanadyl sulfate. Model: One hundred mg before acute testing, then 50 mg twice daily for six days; within-person design. Limitations: Small short study without a randomized placebo comparator; not proof of no effect at every exposure. Evidence access: Primary abstract Effect of acute and short-term administration of vanadyl sulphate on insulin sensitivity in healthy active humans. · 2002 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12500990/ · DOI 10.1123/ijsnem.12.4.470
Complete structured claim and evidenceThe transferrin-cycle model supported by the binding experiments releases iron in acidified endosomes while apotransferrin remains receptor-bound.
Experimental context and source evidence
- evidence_span
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- experimental_model
- Receptor binding at controlled pH and transferrin cycle analysis
- exposure
- Apotransferrin and diferric transferrin binding at acidic versus neutral pH
- limitations
- The indexed abstract does not identify the cell line; its experiments support a pH-dependent trafficking model, not direct measures of whole-body iron turnover.
- nutrient_topic
- Iron research collection; topical membership is not evidence of a direct dietary effect. · Iron
- organism
- Cultured-cell transferrin receptor system
- plain_language
- The carrier gives up its iron inside an acidic compartment but stays attached to its return transport.
- primary_references
- [iron-p6300903] pH and the recycling of transferrin during receptor-mediated endocytosis. (1983). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/6300903/ DOI: 10.1073/pnas.80.8.2258
- tissue_or_cell_type
- Cell surface and endosomal recycling model
Iron: absorption, trafficking, iron-dependent enzymes and nutrient interactions (2026-09-17) · lines 420–431
AI-assisted literature curation; primary study URLs and scope retained in the document and extraction. Not publisher full text. · supports · Receptor binding at controlled pH and transferrin cycle analysis · source_derived_draft · unverified_draft
### iron-tf-acidic-release The transferrin-cycle model supported by the binding experiments releases iron in acidified endosomes while apotransferrin remains receptor-bound. Condition category: normal nutrient_topic: Iron research collection; topical membership is not evidence of a direct dietary effect. plain_language: The carrier gives up its iron inside an acidic compartment but stays attached to its return transport. organism: Cultured-cell transferrin receptor system tissue_or_cell_type: Cell surface and endosomal recycling model experimental_model: Receptor binding at controlled pH and transferrin cycle analysis limitations: The indexed abstract does not identify the cell line; its experiments support a pH-dependent trafficking model, not direct measures of whole-body iron turnover. exposure: Apotransferrin and diferric transferrin binding at acidic versus neutral pH evidence_span: {"source_cache": "artifacts/iron-research/6300903.abstract.txt", "locator": "Exact primary indexed abstract; zero-based, end-exclusive Unicode character offsets", "file_sha256": "29d23cdaaacd30003c1f3e70935d7ab5ccbb1612379d6e650d356d1235438852", "start_char": 0, "end_char": 906, "text_sha256": "29d23cdaaacd30003c1f3e70935d7ab5ccbb1612379d6e650d356d1235438852"} [iron-p6300903] pH and the recycling of transferrin during receptor-mediated endocytosis. (1983). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/6300903/ DOI: 10.1073/pnas.80.8.2258
Complete structured claim and evidenceSteap3 colocalized with transferrin-cycle endosomes and promoted iron reduction and transferrin-dependent iron uptake.
Experimental context and source evidence
- evidence_span
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- experimental_model
- Positional cloning, overexpression and deficient-mouse experiments
- exposure
- Steap3 deficiency and overexpression
- limitations
- A dominant erythroid reduction pathway, not proof of equal dependence in every tissue.
- nutrient_topic
- Iron research collection; topical membership is not evidence of a direct dietary effect. · Iron
- organism
- Mice and mouse Steap3 expression systems
- plain_language
- Iron released from transferrin needs another chemical reduction step before it can leave the endosome.
- primary_references
- [iron-p16227996] Identification of a ferrireductase required for efficient transferrin-dependent iron uptake in erythroid cells. (2005). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16227996/ DOI: 10.1038/ng1658
- tissue_or_cell_type
- Erythroid endosomes
Iron: absorption, trafficking, iron-dependent enzymes and nutrient interactions (2026-09-17) · lines 446–457
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### iron-steap-reduction Steap3 colocalized with transferrin-cycle endosomes and promoted iron reduction and transferrin-dependent iron uptake. Condition category: normal nutrient_topic: Iron research collection; topical membership is not evidence of a direct dietary effect. plain_language: Iron released from transferrin needs another chemical reduction step before it can leave the endosome. organism: Mice and mouse Steap3 expression systems tissue_or_cell_type: Erythroid endosomes experimental_model: Positional cloning, overexpression and deficient-mouse experiments limitations: A dominant erythroid reduction pathway, not proof of equal dependence in every tissue. exposure: Steap3 deficiency and overexpression evidence_span: {"source_cache": "artifacts/iron-research/16227996.abstract.txt", "locator": "Exact primary indexed abstract; zero-based, end-exclusive Unicode character offsets", "file_sha256": "cd6e35b6ea534163d0db76cbdec2fa6c3c2dd998b0a1f66d9f16479bcb87711b", "start_char": 0, "end_char": 1006, "text_sha256": "cd6e35b6ea534163d0db76cbdec2fa6c3c2dd998b0a1f66d9f16479bcb87711b"} [iron-p16227996] Identification of a ferrireductase required for efficient transferrin-dependent iron uptake in erythroid cells. (2005). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16227996/ DOI: 10.1038/ng1658
Complete structured claim and evidenceFSP1 used NAD(P)H to regenerate the reduced CoQ pool that traps lipid peroxyl radicals.
Experimental context and source evidence
- evidence_span
- {"source_cache": "artifacts/coq10-research/31634899.abstract.txt", "locator": "Primary indexed abstract; zero-based, end-exclusive Unicode character offsets", "file_sha256": "1e96f6d5aed6def29533d907cd9ae90bc287d3f7beb6b9447aec3308d57a0dfe", "start_char": 0, "end_char": 1818, "text_sha256": "1e96f6d5aed6def29533d907cd9ae90bc287d3f7beb6b9447aec3308d57a0dfe"}
- experimental_model
- Expression cloning and cell-death experiments
- exposure
- GPX4 deletion or inhibitors and FSP1 manipulation
- limitations
- Cancer-cell defense mechanism; preventing ferroptosis is not always a desirable disease outcome and oral CoQ benefit is not tested.
- nutrient_topic
- Coenzyme Q10 research collection; topical membership is not evidence of a direct dietary effect. · Coenzyme Q10 / CoQ10 redox system
- organism
- Human cancer-cell models
- plain_language
- The antioxidant form must be regenerated using reducing power.
- primary_references
- [coq10-p31634899] FSP1 is a glutathione-independent ferroptosis suppressor. (2019). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31634899/ DOI: 10.1038/s41586-019-1707-0
- tissue_or_cell_type
- FSP1-CoQ antioxidant pathway
Coenzyme Q10: biosynthesis, electron transfer, antioxidant recycling and nutrient interactions (2026-09-17) · lines 801–812
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### coq10-fsp1-nadph FSP1 used NAD(P)H to regenerate the reduced CoQ pool that traps lipid peroxyl radicals. Condition category: normal nutrient_topic: Coenzyme Q10 research collection; topical membership is not evidence of a direct dietary effect. plain_language: The antioxidant form must be regenerated using reducing power. organism: Human cancer-cell models tissue_or_cell_type: FSP1-CoQ antioxidant pathway experimental_model: Expression cloning and cell-death experiments limitations: Cancer-cell defense mechanism; preventing ferroptosis is not always a desirable disease outcome and oral CoQ benefit is not tested. exposure: GPX4 deletion or inhibitors and FSP1 manipulation evidence_span: {"source_cache": "artifacts/coq10-research/31634899.abstract.txt", "locator": "Primary indexed abstract; zero-based, end-exclusive Unicode character offsets", "file_sha256": "1e96f6d5aed6def29533d907cd9ae90bc287d3f7beb6b9447aec3308d57a0dfe", "start_char": 0, "end_char": 1818, "text_sha256": "1e96f6d5aed6def29533d907cd9ae90bc287d3f7beb6b9447aec3308d57a0dfe"} [coq10-p31634899] FSP1 is a glutathione-independent ferroptosis suppressor. (2019). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31634899/ DOI: 10.1038/s41586-019-1707-0
Complete structured claim and evidenceLipoic acid reduced phosphatase activity and PTP1B thiol reactivity in 3T3-L1 cells.
Experimental context and source evidence
- evidence_span
- {"source_cache": "artifacts/ala-research/12948866.abstract.txt", "locator": "Exact primary indexed abstract; zero-based, end-exclusive Unicode character offsets", "file_sha256": "0440cb8edaf0213af3824367ee799d1a1916ed2340c9da99588d83c7581804b9", "start_char": 0, "end_char": 1489, "text_sha256": "0440cb8edaf0213af3824367ee799d1a1916ed2340c9da99588d83c7581804b9"}
- experimental_model
- Protein-thiol, phosphorylation and glucose-uptake assays
- exposure
- Alpha-lipoic-acid stimulation with redox/thiol inhibitors
- limitations
- Cell-culture redox signaling; not proof that lipoic acid invariably lowers oxidation in all settings.
- nutrient_topic
- Alpha-lipoic acid research collection; topical membership is not evidence of a direct dietary effect. · Lipoic acid
- organism
- Mouse
- plain_language
- The exposure weakened a phosphatase brake on phosphorylation signaling.
- primary_references
- [ala-p12948866] Alpha-lipoic acid decreases thiol reactivity of the insulin receptor and protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B in 3T3-L1 adipocytes. (2003). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12948866/ DOI: 10.1016/s0006-2952(03)00395-2
- tissue_or_cell_type
- 3T3-L1 adipocytes
Alpha-lipoic acid: cofactor assembly, redox signaling and nutrient interactions (2026-09-17) · lines 949–960
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### ala-adipocyte-ptp1b Lipoic acid reduced phosphatase activity and PTP1B thiol reactivity in 3T3-L1 cells. Condition category: normal nutrient_topic: Alpha-lipoic acid research collection; topical membership is not evidence of a direct dietary effect. plain_language: The exposure weakened a phosphatase brake on phosphorylation signaling. organism: Mouse tissue_or_cell_type: 3T3-L1 adipocytes experimental_model: Protein-thiol, phosphorylation and glucose-uptake assays limitations: Cell-culture redox signaling; not proof that lipoic acid invariably lowers oxidation in all settings. exposure: Alpha-lipoic-acid stimulation with redox/thiol inhibitors evidence_span: {"source_cache": "artifacts/ala-research/12948866.abstract.txt", "locator": "Exact primary indexed abstract; zero-based, end-exclusive Unicode character offsets", "file_sha256": "0440cb8edaf0213af3824367ee799d1a1916ed2340c9da99588d83c7581804b9", "start_char": 0, "end_char": 1489, "text_sha256": "0440cb8edaf0213af3824367ee799d1a1916ed2340c9da99588d83c7581804b9"} [ala-p12948866] Alpha-lipoic acid decreases thiol reactivity of the insulin receptor and protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B in 3T3-L1 adipocytes. (2003). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12948866/ DOI: 10.1016/s0006-2952(03)00395-2
Complete structured claim and evidenceObese rats receiving chromium picolinate had lower muscle PTP1B abundance and lower activity after correction for protein content.
Experimental context and source evidence
- evidence_span
- {"source_cache": "artifacts/chromium-research/16424121.abstract.txt", "locator": "Exact primary indexed abstract; zero-based, end-exclusive Unicode character offsets", "file_sha256": "b0fa1d0917ec9cf4f3d309f2e9eb0e2b498e083ed1ff881b8f8df94a3cbe8119", "start_char": 0, "end_char": 1734, "text_sha256": "b0fa1d0917ec9cf4f3d309f2e9eb0e2b498e083ed1ff881b8f8df94a3cbe8119"}
- experimental_model
- Three-month supplementation and acute muscle insulin-signaling experiment
- exposure
- Chromium picolinate supplying approximately 80 µg Cr/kg/day; small obese and lean treatment groups
- limitations
- Model-specific supplementation. Lower phosphatase protein and activity do not prove direct chromium binding to PTP1B. Different results from cultured adipocytes are contextual, not a reason to erase either study.
- nutrient_topic
- Chromium research collection; topical membership is not evidence of a direct dietary effect. · Chromium
- organism
- Male JCR:LA-cp obese and lean rats
- plain_language
- A protein that can oppose insulin signaling was reduced in this rat model.
- primary_references
- [chromium-p16424121] Chromium picolinate enhances skeletal muscle cellular insulin signaling in vivo in obese, insulin-resistant JCR:LA-cp rats. (2006). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16424121/ DOI: 10.1093/jn/136.2.415
- tissue_or_cell_type
- Vastus lateralis skeletal muscle
Chromium: transport, insulin signaling, nutrient interactions and essentiality debate (2026-09-17) · lines 445–456
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### chromium-rat-ptp1b-response Obese rats receiving chromium picolinate had lower muscle PTP1B abundance and lower activity after correction for protein content. Condition category: normal nutrient_topic: Chromium research collection; topical membership is not evidence of a direct dietary effect. plain_language: A protein that can oppose insulin signaling was reduced in this rat model. organism: Male JCR:LA-cp obese and lean rats tissue_or_cell_type: Vastus lateralis skeletal muscle experimental_model: Three-month supplementation and acute muscle insulin-signaling experiment limitations: Model-specific supplementation. Lower phosphatase protein and activity do not prove direct chromium binding to PTP1B. Different results from cultured adipocytes are contextual, not a reason to erase either study. exposure: Chromium picolinate supplying approximately 80 µg Cr/kg/day; small obese and lean treatment groups evidence_span: {"source_cache": "artifacts/chromium-research/16424121.abstract.txt", "locator": "Exact primary indexed abstract; zero-based, end-exclusive Unicode character offsets", "file_sha256": "b0fa1d0917ec9cf4f3d309f2e9eb0e2b498e083ed1ff881b8f8df94a3cbe8119", "start_char": 0, "end_char": 1734, "text_sha256": "b0fa1d0917ec9cf4f3d309f2e9eb0e2b498e083ed1ff881b8f8df94a3cbe8119"} [chromium-p16424121] Chromium picolinate enhances skeletal muscle cellular insulin signaling in vivo in obese, insulin-resistant JCR:LA-cp rats. (2006). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16424121/ DOI: 10.1093/jn/136.2.415
Complete structured claim and evidenceCGA showed noncompetitive PTP1B inhibition in the combined kinetic and NMR investigation.
Experimental context and source evidence
- evidence_span
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- experimental_model
- Steady-state kinetics, solution NMR and molecular dynamics
- exposure
- CGA compared with cichoric acid; quantitative assay regimen not given in abstract
- limitations
- Do not merge species-unresolved preparation with human or rodent PTPN1. An enzyme assay does not establish clinical insulin sensitization; simulated hydrogen-bond changes are a proposed mechanism.
- nutrient_topic
- Chlorogenic acid research collection; topical membership is not evidence of a direct dietary effect. · Chlorogenic acid / 5-O-caffeoylquinic acid
- organism
- Purified PTP1B preparation; species not specified in indexed abstract
- plain_language
- An insulin-pathway regulator is a biochemical target candidate.
- primary_references
- [chlorogenic_acid-p27959494] Characterization of Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase 1B Inhibition by Chlorogenic Acid and Cichoric Acid. (2017). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27959494/ DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.6b01025
- tissue_or_cell_type
- Enzyme inhibition and binding-site analysis
Chlorogenic acid: metabolism, signaling and nutrient connections (2026-09-17) · lines 516–527
AI-assisted literature curation; primary study URLs and scope retained in the document and extraction. Not publisher full text. · supports · Steady-state kinetics, solution NMR and molecular dynamics · source_derived_draft · unverified_draft
### chlorogenic_acid-ptp1b-inhibition CGA showed noncompetitive PTP1B inhibition in the combined kinetic and NMR investigation. Condition category: normal nutrient_topic: Chlorogenic acid research collection; topical membership is not evidence of a direct dietary effect. plain_language: An insulin-pathway regulator is a biochemical target candidate. organism: Purified PTP1B preparation; species not specified in indexed abstract tissue_or_cell_type: Enzyme inhibition and binding-site analysis experimental_model: Steady-state kinetics, solution NMR and molecular dynamics limitations: Do not merge species-unresolved preparation with human or rodent PTPN1. An enzyme assay does not establish clinical insulin sensitization; simulated hydrogen-bond changes are a proposed mechanism. exposure: CGA compared with cichoric acid; quantitative assay regimen not given in abstract evidence_span: {"source_cache": "artifacts/chlorogenic_acid-research/27959494.abstract.txt", "locator": "Primary indexed abstract; zero-based, end-exclusive Unicode character offsets", "file_sha256": "4f4610d35c42975e3cc1026d2daa4014952bc442a58e711b430db873d22a7475", "start_char": 0, "end_char": 1044, "text_sha256": "4f4610d35c42975e3cc1026d2daa4014952bc442a58e711b430db873d22a7475"} [chlorogenic_acid-p27959494] Characterization of Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase 1B Inhibition by Chlorogenic Acid and Cichoric Acid. (2017). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27959494/ DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.6b01025
Complete structured claim and evidenceHippocampal neuronal-specific PTP1B deletion prevented olanzapine-induced synaptic and cognitive deficits in mice.
Experimental context and source evidence
- availability_state
- machinery_impairment Imported condition classification; unverified.
- evidence_access
- Primary abstract
- experimental_model
- Cell-type-specific mouse genetic intervention.
- limitations
- Does not mean ergothioneine reproduces every consequence of genetic deletion.
- nutrient_topic
- Ergothioneine collection; molecular form, preparation, species, exposure and manipulation remain explicit. · L-Ergothioneine
- plain_language
- Removing the proposed target tested its role in the injury pathway.
- primary_references
- Gut microbiota-derived ergothioneine alleviates antipsychotic-induced synaptic and cognitive impairments. · 2026 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42013837/ · DOI 10.1016/j.chom.2026.03.020
- trigger_kind
- machinery_impairment Imported condition classification; unverified.
Ergothioneine: transport, redox chemistry and cross-nutrient mechanisms (2026-09-19) · lines 448–454
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## ergothioneine-mouse-ptp1b-deletion Removing the proposed target tested its role in the injury pathway. Hippocampal neuronal-specific PTP1B deletion prevented olanzapine-induced synaptic and cognitive deficits in mice. Model: Cell-type-specific mouse genetic intervention. Limitations: Does not mean ergothioneine reproduces every consequence of genetic deletion. Evidence access: Primary abstract Gut microbiota-derived ergothioneine alleviates antipsychotic-induced synaptic and cognitive impairments. · 2026 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42013837/ · DOI 10.1016/j.chom.2026.03.020
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Availability and dependencies
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An intact actin network gates glucose transport
Condition: machinery_impairment · Cytochalasin D disrupts actin in rat muscle cells.
Normal role: Transport and signaling depend on intact cellular machinery and local chemical species.
Recorded consequence: Transport stimulation is lost even when phosphatases are inhibited.
Scope: Species, dose, chemical preparation and assay remain on the linked records.
Transport inhibition changes thiol loss
Condition: machinery_impairment · DIDS treatment of human erythrocytes.
Normal role: Transport and signaling depend on intact cellular machinery and local chemical species.
Recorded consequence: Vanadate-associated intracellular/extracellular thiol shifts are attenuated.
Scope: Species, dose, chemical preparation and assay remain on the linked records.
Exporter activity contributes to glutathione efflux
Condition: machinery_impairment · MK571 treatment of erythrocytes.
Normal role: Transport and signaling depend on intact cellular machinery and local chemical species.
Recorded consequence: Glutathione efflux falls; transporter isoform remains unresolved.
Scope: Species, dose, chemical preparation and assay remain on the linked records.
Serum total metal does not predict the response
Condition: biomarker_context · Measurement of serum total V during a pharmacological trial.
Normal role: Transport and signaling depend on intact cellular machinery and local chemical species.
Recorded consequence: Total concentration does not reliably predict clamp insulin sensitivity.
Scope: Species, dose, chemical preparation and assay remain on the linked records.
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Where two sources say different things, both are kept and the difference is explained. You can discuss a disagreement or propose a mechanism that might account for it.
Open questions in this collection
Questions the curators could not answer from the sources in front of them, kept here with the reason each one is still open. These are gaps in this collection, not findings or proof that no one has studied them.
Chapters are assembled from supplied drafts and curated literature summaries. Statements remain unverified against the primary studies, and the ledger is not medical advice.